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Brier Creek near Waynesboro

Highest listed crest 23.00 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft37 crests since 1929

The Brier Creek near Waynesboro crested above flood stage 6 times among the 37 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1929 to 2024. The highest, 23.00 ft on October 1, 1929, was moderate flooding, 12.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Brier Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.00 ft
October 1, 1929; 48,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 1, 2024
12.24 ft, minor flooding
Location
Burke County
Georgia

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Brier Creek near Waynesboro
Action stage9.016Jan 26, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.05Oct 1, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.01Oct 1, 1929Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

37 crests from 1929 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Brier Creek near Waynesboro, 1929 to 2024 510152025ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Oct 1, 1929: 23.00 ft, moderate flooding; 48,000 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1936: 21.60 ft, minor flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1952: 10.00 ft, action stage; 5,400 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1953: 9.60 ft, action stage; 4,700 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1970: 9.15 ft, action stage; 3,770 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1971: 12.28 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1972: 8.92 ft, below flood stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1973: 9.44 ft, action stage; 4,450 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1974: 8.93 ft, below flood stage; 3,610 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1975: 9.06 ft, action stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1976: 7.96 ft, below flood stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1977: 9.31 ft, action stage; 4,230 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1978: 9.88 ft, action stage; 5,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1979: 9.90 ft, action stage; 5,230 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1980: 10.46 ft, action stage; 6,320 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1981: 8.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,520 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1982: 8.92 ft, below flood stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1983: 9.09 ft, action stage; 3,740 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1984: 8.85 ft, below flood stage; 3,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1985: 9.35 ft, action stage; 4,170 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1985: 7.43 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1987: 9.13 ft, action stage; 3,800 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1988: 7.47 ft, below flood stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1989: 7.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1989: 7.85 ft, below flood stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1990: 14.24 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1992: 8.78 ft, below flood stage; 2,930 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1993: 9.54 ft, action stage; 4,170 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1994: 9.17 ft, action stage; 3,450 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 2009: 11.11 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 2023: 9.01 ft, action stage; 1,466 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2023: 9.68 ft, action stage; 1,923 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2023: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 853 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2023: 8.00 ft, below flood stage; 896 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2023: 7.82 ft, below flood stage; 811 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2024: 12.24 ft, minor flooding; 6,391 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 2024: 8.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,393 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.00 ft, Oct 1, 1929 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Brier Creek near Waynesboro 1920s: 1 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Brier Creek near Waynesboro
1Oct 1, 192923.00+12.00Moderate48,000
2Apr 9, 193621.60+10.60Minor41,000
3Oct 13, 199014.24+3.24Minor14,500
4Mar 5, 197112.28+1.28Minor10,800
5Oct 1, 202412.24+1.24Minor6,391
6Nov 14, 200911.11+0.11Minor—
7Mar 15, 198010.46−0.54Action6,320
8Mar 9, 195210.00−1.00Action5,400
9Feb 27, 19799.90−1.10Action5,230
10Jan 28, 19789.88−1.12Action5,200
11Jan 26, 20239.68−1.32Action1,923
12May 9, 19539.60−1.40Action4,700
13Jan 10, 19939.54−1.46Action4,170
14Apr 10, 19739.44−1.56Action4,450
15Feb 9, 19859.35−1.65Action4,170
16Mar 24, 19779.31−1.69Action4,230
17Mar 5, 19949.17−1.83Action3,450
18Apr 3, 19709.15−1.85Action3,770
19Jan 22, 19879.13−1.87Action3,800
20Apr 11, 19839.09−1.91Action3,740
21Apr 6, 19759.06−1.94Action3,850
22Jan 9, 20239.01−1.99Action1,466
23Nov 9, 20248.99−2.01Below flood stage1,393
24Apr 8, 19748.93−2.07Below flood stage3,610
25Jan 15, 19728.92−2.08Below flood stage3,600
26Jan 4, 19828.92−2.08Below flood stage3,600
27May 7, 19848.85−2.15Below flood stage3,400
28Aug 17, 19928.78−2.22Below flood stage2,930
29Feb 15, 19818.18−2.82Below flood stage2,520
30Aug 31, 20238.00−3.00Below flood stage896
31Mar 20, 19767.96−3.04Below flood stage2,360
32Apr 9, 20237.91−3.09Below flood stage853
33Oct 5, 19897.85−3.15Below flood stage1,930
34Oct 17, 20237.82−3.18Below flood stage811
35Apr 14, 19897.80−3.20Below flood stage1,870
36Apr 27, 19887.47−3.53Below flood stage1,770
37Nov 26, 19857.43−3.57Below flood stage1,730

The worst floods along the Brier Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Brier Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

October 1, 1929: 23.00 ft here, moderate flooding

  • MillhavenGA · Oct 1, 1929 · 25.10 ft · Moderate · its highest

April 9, 1936: 21.60 ft here, minor flooding

  • MillhavenGA · Apr 9, 1936 · 22.10 ft · Moderate

October 13, 1990: 14.24 ft here, minor flooding

  • MillhavenGA · Oct 15, 1990 · 15.49 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Brier Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Brier Creek
Waynesboro this gaugeGA11.023.00 ft, Oct 1, 19290
MillhavenGA15.025.10 ft, Oct 1, 19290

Other gauges in Burke County

Flood gauges in Burke County
Midville6.012.20 ft, Oct 13, 19900

Burke County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Georgia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BCWG1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.